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Weekend Report

Serenity and I went to Pinnacles National Monument on Wednesday afternoon, we didn't do much Wednesday beyond setting up camp and hanging out at the pool in the campground, you know Serenity and water! :-)

On Thursday we went on a hike on the Moses Spring–Rim Trail Loop, as the web site says this is a 2.2 mile loop, 1 1⁄2 hours elevation gain: 500 feet Moderate This loop is a good choice for rock formations, talus caves, and the reservoir on a short hike and also a good choice for children. Flashlight required in cave.

Along the way we saw a tarantula:


We also saw numerous lizards, rare California Red Legged Frogs in the reservoir, a half dozen striped snakes hunting the frogs, and a bat that flew at me inside the cave. It was a fun hike!

Click here for some more pictures of the hike.

On Friday morning we were awakened by a raccoon raiding our camp. We were sleeping outside on the ground, I had placed my shoes by my head and put my wallet and watch and keys inside of them. I woke up when a raccoon was rummaging through my shoes in search of food. I was startled to see a pair of eyes about 10 inches from my face! Yikes!

After that we were off to the Renaissance Faire Institute at the Nor Cal Ren Faire at Casa de Fruta, very cool and fun!

Here was what we did:

9:00 Village meeting in Joust area (Maureen)

9:25 Meet the Noble Horse who Serves A Knight (Lisa)



9:45 Workshop 1

Bell Ringers Herbal Lore (Mary, FoF Stage area)


10:45 Workshop 2

Bell Ringers Dressing in the Renaissance (Janine, Tickle Thy Fantasy booth)


11:45 Lunch

12:15 Workshop 3

Bell Ringers Visit the Military (Sgt. George Hall/Peter, Scots'Encampment), learning about weaponry and the life of a soldier in the Renaissance.


1:15 Workshop 4

Bell Ringers Climb the Castle Wall (Derek, Castle Wall)


2:15 Village Meeting – A Strange Visitor (Will Wood, Sir Frances Drake)


Click here to see more pictures of the RenaissanceFaire Institute.

Comments

  1. WOW!! That is some tarantula. You might be lucky that your keys and wallet were taken away by your visitor. Good pictures as usual! It is so cool for you and Serenity to do so much together. The symphony recently and now this. What a lucky grandaughter you have. Someday she will know what a special grandpa she has. I finally decided to sign in so I could comment. I wrote comments before and then when I needed to sign in they went by the wayside. I thought I would just go to my e-mail and send the letters but then it never happened. Anyway, I love knowing whats happening with you all. Keep up the good work!

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